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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are your kids if you are saying you have done 8 years of this? They seem quite capable to help. They can pack their own backpacks (my k kid does it), they get fill up their own water bottles (my k kid does it), they can feed the dog (pretty simple) and you can fix their lunch the night before so that all you need to do is zap it in the microwave the morning of. [/quote]

OP - kids are 8, 6 and 3. Dog is still a puppy.  By doing this for 8 years I mean some variation. At one point I was breastfeeding before I would drop off to daycare and getting pumped bottles together.  Now its lunches and breakfast. Dog is too young for kids to help (beyond putting food in a bowl).  They can't walk dog at all. [/quote]

Um, whose idea was it to get the puppy?

I'm sorry for piling on, but surely, OP, you know a lot of your stress was self-inflicted, right?[/quote]

Not OP, but nothing wrong with getting a puppy. The feeding could possibly be passed off to the 8yo. Or the older kids could do more of their own stuff while OP feeds the 3yo and puppy. [/quote]

It is bad to get a puppy when your day is exhausting by 7:30 am. I feel bad for the puppy. No way is she getting what she needs in terms of care, attention, exercise and training. Then everyone is gonna be pissed at the dog because it had no training. [/quote]

Op here - this I take exception to. The puppy is well taken care of and goes on 3-4 walks a day. We have already done training and will do extensive training in the month to come (needs to be 6 months old for the course). She is a puppy - of course we get frustrated but I know it’s not the puppy’s fault. [/quote]

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